US Presidential Powers & Impeachment PDF

1. IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE the 7 powers outlined for the president. 1. Commander in 2. Head of the 3. Trying to Guide 4. Head of State 5. Political 6. Head of 7. Legislative Chief Executive the Economy P...

1. IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE the 7 powers outlined for the president. 1. Commander in 2. Head of the 3. Trying to Guide 4. Head of State 5. Political 6. Head of 7. Legislative Chief Executive the Economy Party Leader Foreign Policy Leader Branch The President The president’s He or She is The president of the The president The president of The president can commands the job is to expected to help United States is the serves as the the United States veto a bill passed Military but only implement laws keep it running head of state, leader of his or leads foreign by Congress. Congress can passed by smoothly and try to representing the her political policy, negotiates Congress can declare war. This Congress keep the country in dealings party role in treaties, and override the creates a complex unemployment rate with foreign leaders shaping its meets with foreign president's veto power dynamic, down and at public positions on leaders to set the with a two-thirds exemplified by the events. The issues tone of America's vote of both the use of atomic president's actions international House of bombs. symbolize relationships. Representatives America's ideals Treaties must be and the Senate. and commitment to ratified by the democracy. Senate to take effect. 2. What is impeachment? Impeachment is the process of removing a president for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." 3. What is the Electoral College and how does it work? The Electoral College is a group of 538 electors from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. who are responsible for electing the president and vice president. The candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes (at least 270) wins the presidency. 4. What is the process of impeachment? Does this automatically remove you from office? If the House votes to impeach, the Senate holds a trial. The Chief Justice presides, and senators act as the jury. If two-thirds vote guilty, the president is removed, and the vice president takes over. 5. Who else can get impeached in politics? How many other people have been impeached? Anyone can be impeached in politics and three presidents and 17 officials have been impeached since 1788 6. What presidents have been impeached? Why? Andrew Johnson, 1868 because he violated a law that was later ruled unconstitutional. Richard Nixon, in 1974 was impeached for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. He resigned to avoid impeachment and removal from office. Bill Clinton, 1998 because he lied under oath about his relationship with a 22-year-old White House intern. Donald Trump 2019 because he tried to get the European nation of Ukraine to investigate a political opponent Presidental candidate and former vice president Joe Biden. 7. What are the arguments for and against the Electoral College? Yes No The Electoral College system forces candidates to focus The Electoral College is a system that was created to almost exclusively on swing states, which "swing" back and ensure that smaller and more rural states have a voice in forth between the parties. This is because the Electoral the presidential election. It works by awarding electoral College awards the presidency to a candidate with millions votes to each state based on its population. The fewer votes than his or her opponent. Therefore, candidate who wins the most electoral votes wins the candidates spend all their time in a few key swing states, presidency. ignoring the vast majority of the American people. This means that voters in most states are virtually ignored.